Rita married BATES, David about 1878. David (son of BATES, Thomas and Sarah) was born about 1853 in New York; died on 18 Feb 1933 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/21/1972

BATES - Arthur Bates, formerly
of Park Avenue, passed
away Sunday, February 20,
1972, at Lockport Memorial
Hospital. He is survived by two
stepsons, Frank E. Bittler Sr..
and Paul J. Bittler Sr., both
of Lockport, N.Y.. also five
grandchildren and eight great
- grandchildren. Friends may
call at their convenience at the
Funeral Home of Taylor &
Reynolds, Niagara at North
Transit Street, where funeral
services will be held at 10:00
o'clock Tuesday morning. The
Rev. Robert E. Eggenschiller
will officiate. Interment will be
in Cold Spring Cemetery at the
convenience of the family.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 2/21/1972

LOCKPORT-Arthur Bates,
92, formerly of Park Avenue
here, died Sunday (Feb. 20,
1972) at Lockport Memorial
Hospital after a short illness.
He was born in Orleans
County, Feb. 8,1880, the son of
David and Rettie Bates and
worked as a maintenance man
for the Thatcher Glass' Works
in Lockport for over 35 years.
He later worked for the Lock
City Coal Co., retiring 20 years
ago.
Husband of the late Pauline
Bates, who died 20 .years ago,
he is survived by two stepsons,
Frank E. Bittler Sr. and Paul
J. Bittler Sr., both of Lockport;
five grandchildren and eight
great grandchildren.
Friends may call at their °
convenience at the Taylor and
Reynolds Funeral Home,
Niagara at North Transit
Street, where services will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The;
Rev. Robert Eggenschiller will'
officiate.
Burial will be in Cold Spring
Cemetery at the convenience of
the family.

Family/Spouse: Pauline. Pauline was born about 1876 in Germany; died on 24 Jun 1949 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/9/1944

D a v i d Bates J r . a veteran of
World War I, w h o r e c e n t l y returned
f r om a Veteran's Hospital to New
Y o r k City, d i e d W e d n e s d a y e v e n i ng
a t 21 Allen S t.
Mr. B a t e s had l i v e d In Lockport
a n d v i c i n i t y most of h i s life. He
w a s formerly employed by t he
T h a t c h e r M a n u f a c t u r i n g Company
a n d by t h e Fred E S h a r d o n Inc.
Surviving are h i s m o t h e r , Mrs.
Rettie B a t e s ; a n d a b r o t h e r . Arthur
B a t e s , both of Lockport.
S e r v i c e s will be h e l d Saturday
a t 2 :30 a t t h e T a y l o r a n d Reynolds
Funeral Home. 70 Niagara St
B u r i a l will be in Cold Springs
C e m e t e r y .

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/2/1941

Mrs. Lottie A Zoss, widow of the
late Charles Zoss, of 433 Park Ave-
nue, passed away on Saturday, Au-
gust 30th, 1941, at the Lockport
City Hospital. She is survived by
one son, John W. Wilson, her mother,
Mrs, Retta Bates, and two brothers,
Arthur and David Bates. The
funeral was held this Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from Taylor
& Reynolds Funeral Home, Niagara
at Transit St., the Rev. Herman
Meier officiating. The bearers
were Fred Shardon, Charles Hammer,
Harry Whalen, Jay Rudd,
Herman Rudd and Frank Reiser.
Interment was In Cold Springs Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: WILSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ZOSS, Charles L. Charles (son of ZOSS, Charles) was born about 1885; died on 15 May 1934 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/16/1918

Earl L Bates died at the City Hospital
on Friday evenlng, Nov. 15th.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter
and one son Bernice and Robert,
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Bates
of Lockport, one sister Mrs. Lottie
A. Wilson of Long Island, Conn., two
brothers, David In the U. S. service
in France and Arthur of Lockport.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Undertaking Parlors of Taylor
& Reynolds on Sunday morning at
9:30. Interment will be In Cold
Springs cemetery

Family/Spouse: WALLACE, Josephine. Josephine (daughter of WALLACE, Robert) was born about 1893 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Aug 1954 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 6/13/1988

LOCKPORT - Robert E. Bates
of 463 Pine St., died Sunday in
Lockport Memorial Hospital.
He was bom April 17, 1914 in
Lockport, son of the late E4rl and
Josephine (Wallace) Bates. He was
pre-deceased by his first wife, Nina
Wilkins Bates, who died in 1965. He
married Betty Woodroe Steel in
1967.
Mr. Bates was a general foreman
for Harrison Radiator, Division of
GMC, for 39 years, retiring in 1971.
He was a member of the First Baptist
Church of Lockport, the G-9
Club, and the Olcott Yacht Club.
Survivors include his wife, Betty
(Steel) Bates; eight children, Mrs.
William (Jolcne) Heitzenrater of
South Carolina, Mrs. Robert (Donna)
Keyser of Georgia, Robert L.
(Karen) Bates of Newfane, Mrs.
Bernard (Judy) Raysor of Newfane,
Crosby E. (Barbara) Steel of Lockport,
Mrs. Barry (Susan) Nelson of
Albany, Mrs. Thomas (Debralyn)
Muscato of Candor, N.Y., and Randolph
P. Steel of Vermont; two sisters,
Mrs. Harry (Bemice) Whalen of
Lockport, Mrs. Loren (Marie) Kissinger
of North Tonawanda; 17
grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren,
and several nieces
and ncphewsj
Beginning tonight, friends may
call at the Lange Funeral Home Inc.,
186 East Ave., where the family will
be present Monday (7-9) and Tuesday
(2-4, 7-9). Funeral services will
be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the
First Baptist Church, Pine and Genesee
Streets, with interment in Corwin
Cemetery.
Memoriaj gifts may be made to
the First Baptist Church.

Robert married WILKINS, Nina E about Jan 1937 in Akron, Erie County, NY. Nina (daughter of WILKINS, Elwood and VIEHL, Eva) was born on 26 Mar 1917 in Burt, Niagara County, NY; died on 1 May 1965 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married WOODROE, Betty in 1967. Betty (daughter of WOODROE, Floyd and POTTER, Marjorie) was born on 6 Jan 1924 in Ridgeway, Orleans County, NY; died on 24 Sep 2013 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beatrice married WHALEN, Harry on 3 Apr 1937 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Harry (son of WHALEN, William G) was born on 10 Aug 1913; died in Feb 1987 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jolene married HEITZENRATER, William B on 12 May 1970 in Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jolene married HALO, Daniel on 14 Apr 1956 in Ridgewood, Orleans County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KEYSER, Robert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donna married WOOD, David Ernest [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MEDLIN, Ronald. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

obert was born on January 4, 1941 and passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019.
Robert was a resident of Newfane, New York at the time of passing.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Friday December 13, 2019 at 11:00am at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 7147 Ridge Rd. Lockport, NY 14094, with the Reverend Kenneth Craig officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice 4674 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094 or Never Alone, 7410 Ellicott Rd. Lockport, NY 14094.

Robert married MALLOY, Karen Marie on 3 Mar 1962 in Ridgewood, Orleans County, NY. Karen (daughter of MALLOY, Edward and AIKEN, Pauline) was born on 5 Jun 1941 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 9 Nov 2018 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RAYSOR, Bernard I. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PARR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HALO, Daniel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Michelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jennifer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DAVIS, Doug. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]